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H. B. SMITH.

JEWELRY SETTING.

Patented Apr. 4,1882.

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HARRISON B. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.-

J EWELRY-SETTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,063, dated April 4,1882.

Application filed January 25, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRISON B. SMITH, of NewYork, New York county, New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Jewelry-Settings, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates more particularly to settings for diamondear-rings, the object being to obtain light appearance in the settingsand to display the stones to the best advantage.

The invention consists in a ring-setting applied around the edge of thestone, whereby the back of the stone is left uncovered, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reterenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of an ear-ring constructed with the improvedsetting. Fig. 2 is an edge view, and Fig. 3 is a back view.

A is the stone, B the ring-setting, and (J the loop, of the ear-ring.The setting B is a narrow ring or band of a size and beveled for fittingsnugly to and around the edge of the stone, and provided with cramps aon one edge, which being turned down over the edge of the stone, it isheld securely. Between two of the cramps a is an eye, I), for the loop0, the eye being thus level with the edge of the stone.

It will be seen that with this setting the back of the stone shows aswell as the front. The stone is thus displayed to the best advantage,and the setting is subordinated to it.

The ring-setting B is preferably made in open-work, as shown, orotherwise suitably ornamented.

I am aware that a setting for jewelry with open back is not broadly new;but I am not aware that stones have ever been setin a narrow hand,through which the stone projects, so as to show the back as well as thefront, and thereby display the same to the best advantage; and

What I therefore claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved jewelry-setting consisting of the narrow beveled band orring B, adapted to receive and fit upon the edge of the stone,

and provided with the cramps a, for securing it to the same,and with theeye 1) between two of the said cramps, for receiving the ear-wire,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby both the front andback of the stone project through the band and the stone is displayed tothe best advantage, as set forth.

HARRISON B. SMITH.

Witnesses GEo. I). WALKER, (J. SEDGWICK.

